Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Busy Streets of Jerusalem

Posted on July 9, 2023

Tourists have been flocking to the Jerusalem streets. Events included Reading Month; the 150th birthday of the poet Nachman Bialik; the first Pulse of Israel Conference; Design Week at the Hansen House; the Muslim festival of Eid al Adha; and … Continue reading →

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Putting Israeli ballet on the map

Posted on July 9, 2023

Professional ballet dancer, Isaac Akiva embraced orthodox Judaism while recovering after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament at the Boston Opera House. He subsequently founded the American-Israeli Ballet Association “to put the Jewish State on the international ballet map”. https://www.jns.org/jewish-and-israeli-culture/arts/23/6/28/298778/ https://aiballet.org/

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Record exports of carrots and potatoes

Posted on July 9, 2023

Israel’s export of carrots and potatoes is breaking records due to drought in Spain, Portugal and Italy, and a wet Israeli winter. Potato exports grew from 140,000 tons to 200,000 tons with prices for farmers up 10%.  Carrots jumped from … Continue reading →

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Upgrading Canada’s earthquake warning system

Posted on July 9, 2023

The Canadian government is providing funds (estimated at $1 million) to Tel Aviv University, with the goal of improving Canada’s Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) systems. The EEW system developed by TAU and Israel’s SeismicAI (see here) is in use in … Continue reading →

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Investment in Israeli startups to 9/7/23

Posted on July 9, 2023

Nokod Security raised $8 million; Escala Medical received a €5.5 million European Innovation Council Accelerator grant; X-trodes received a €5.2 million European Innovation Council Accelerator grant; QLOG raised $2.5 million;

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100 years of Mahane Yehuda

Posted on July 9, 2023

Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda street market is one of the Capital city’s famous icons. It is currently celebrating its centenary year of business. Here are several articles, plus Jacob Richman’s colorful photos of the market and its wares. https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2023/jer669.htm https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-748262 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/373569 … Continue reading →

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Israeli vegan protein to be manufactured in India

Posted on July 9, 2023

Israel’s Nextferm (see here previously) has signed an agreement with India’s Kothari Fermentation and Indian subcontractor Biochem, to produce Nextferm’s flagship product ProteVin – a vegan, yeast-based non-GMO fermented protein powder. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-vegan-protein-startup-inks-manufacturing-deal-in-india/

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Putting a $150 million fizz into Lemonade

Posted on July 9, 2023

US venture capital fund General Catalyst is to finance 80% of the cost of acquiring new customers for Israeli insurtech company Lemonade – approximately $150 million. In return, the US company will receive 16% of the premiums generated from the … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv light railway gets funded

Posted on July 9, 2023

HSBC (UK) and Leumi (Israel) are providing $1.1 billion of finance for Tel Aviv’s light railway. The 46 stations, 18-mile-long Purple Line will connect central Tel Aviv to Yehud, Kiryat Ono, Ramat Gan, Givatayim, Bar Ilan University, Sheba Medical Center, … Continue reading →

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El Al – Delta agreement for better connections

Posted on July 9, 2023

El Al Israel Air Lines and Delta Air Lines have announced a “strategic partnership” that they say will make traveling easier for passengers flying between Israel and the United States. It offers more flights, convenient connections, reciprocal air miles and … Continue reading →

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